#718: DEMY, Jacques: Donkey Skin (1970)
THE ESSENTIAL JACQUES DEMY {Spine #713}
DEMY, Jacques (France)
Donkey Skin [1970]
Spine #718
Blu-ray
Blu-ray
In this lovingly crafted, wildly eccentric adaptation of a classic French fairy tale, Jacques Demy casts Catherine Deneuve as a princess who must go into hiding as a scullery maid in order to fend off an unwanted marriage proposal — from her own father, the king (Jean Marais). A topsy-turvy riches-to-rags fable with songs by Michel Legrand, Donkey Skin creates a tactile fantasy world that's perched on the border between the earnest and the satiric, and features Delphine Seyrig in a delicious supporting role as a fashionable fairy godmother.
90 minutes
Color
Color
5.1 Surround
in French
1:66:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2014
Director/Writer
Jacques Demy was 39 when he wrote and directed Donkey Skin.
Other Demy films in the Collection:
#714: Lola (1961)
#715: Bay Of Angels (1963)
#716: The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964)
#717: The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
#719: Une Chambre En Ville (1982)
The Film
Other Demy films in the Collection:
#714: Lola (1961)
#715: Bay Of Angels (1963)
#716: The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964)
#717: The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
#719: Une Chambre En Ville (1982)
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Seventy-two page booklet featuring an essay — Demy’s Fairy-Tale Worlds — by Anne E. Duggan; and Jacques Demy and Nantes: The Roots of Enchantment by Jean-Pierre Berthomé.
Commentary
None.
French television interview
From 1970 with director Demy and actors Deneuve, Marais, and Perrin on the set of the film.
“Donkey Skin” Illustrated
A 2008 program on the many versions of Charles Perrault’s fairy tale.
“Donkey Skin” and the Thinkers
A 2008 program on the themes of the film, featuring critic Camille Tabouley.
Audio Q & A
With Demy from the American Film Institute in 1971.
Extras Rating (0-40):
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Seventy-two page booklet featuring an essay — Demy’s Fairy-Tale Worlds — by Anne E. Duggan; and Jacques Demy and Nantes: The Roots of Enchantment by Jean-Pierre Berthomé.
Commentary
None.
French television interview
From 1970 with director Demy and actors Deneuve, Marais, and Perrin on the set of the film.
“Donkey Skin” Illustrated
A 2008 program on the many versions of Charles Perrault’s fairy tale.
“Donkey Skin” and the Thinkers
A 2008 program on the themes of the film, featuring critic Camille Tabouley.
Audio Q & A
With Demy from the American Film Institute in 1971.
Extras Rating (0-40):
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